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     KJ (Karen) Senior Member Username: Karen Post Number: 243 Registered: 02-2002 |
I have Series envy. I really do. Always have. I imagine many dollars would be exchanged for this one, but knowing nothing about Series trucks, what's wrong with this one? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2461899245&indexUR L=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting Karen | ||
| Tom V (Cozmo) Member Username: Cozmo Post Number: 216 Registered: 09-2002 |
Blinding glare from the polished aluminum. My father talked about doing the to his Series, thank goodness he didn't. | ||
| Pugsly (Pugsly) Senior Member Username: Pugsly Post Number: 314 Registered: 11-2002 |
I kinda like the naked Rover, sure makes it easy to check for corrosion! | ||
| David Woo (Davidwoo) Member Username: Davidwoo Post Number: 91 Registered: 01-2003 |
Karen: that's probably one of Peter's trucks: Peter's Marina Motors here in LA. www.englishcars.com, if I recall. He's one of a handful of local series folks: he enjoys polishing the aluminum bits! I think he's got either this one or another one on his site for sale. Tom's right, there is a bit of glare, but it still looks kewl. DW | ||
| KJ (Karen) Senior Member Username: Karen Post Number: 244 Registered: 02-2002 |
David, it does look "kewl"  , but I assume there are many coats of some sort of sealer? What about the rest of the rebuild? I like the whole look of the truck, and it sounds as if the rebuild has been pretty extensive, but it's not like I know anything about what's most important (other than replacing a rotted bulkhead), or what makes for a complete job. I'm having crazy, impractical ideas about moving, simplifying, and yet still having a Rover. If I do any of it I should probably get something that's running reasonably and otherwise is a rusted heap, so I wouldn't have to worry about keeping it looking nice. Or can the whole Rover thing and get a Kia. ICK! Thanks for the link. Karen | ||
| Bruno Tome (Bruno_tome) Member Username: Bruno_tome Post Number: 79 Registered: 01-2004 |
I like the condition of this one - http://www.lrx.com/listings/photo/ BT. | ||
| Bruno Tome (Bruno_tome) Member Username: Bruno_tome Post Number: 80 Registered: 01-2004 |
Oops, that's not working... Go to - http://www.lrx.com/ then search for - 1974 NAS Series III 88'' Station Wagon - NEAR MINT COND. BT. | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 736 Registered: 02-2003 |
not bad you got a clean pallaate<-speeled wrong. go with a nice coat or two of conniston green or Arles blue | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 699 Registered: 11-2002 |
I was looking at them a few months ago. There are lots of good sites out there that tell you what to look for if you do the research. Here sia good site. http://www.bayourovers.com/purchase.html Also, post on the Series section of this site. | ||
| David Woo (Davidwoo) Member Username: Davidwoo Post Number: 94 Registered: 01-2003 |
Karen: sounds familiar, I sold my '95 D90 because it was too modern, and got my 1967 series 2a 88". that was about three years ago. I'm about 2/3 of the way thru a restoration, and the truck is doing really well. It's a bit of a challenge staying out of the way of LA traffic, but we survive. I know the feeling of wanting a simpler, easy way of life, and the series truck is part of that for me. There are a few photos of the truck on Art's site: http://pub145.ezboard.com/fgunsandroversfrm7.showMessage?topicID=11.topic DW | ||
| KJ (Karen) Senior Member Username: Karen Post Number: 245 Registered: 02-2002 |
Hey Guys, Greg, I've been sitting here for ages reading from the link you dropped, and then from a bunch of links that lead to. Ironically, I'm well and truly pissed right now, and this happened after I posted this note, because my beloved Disco appears to have a recurrance of a brake problem I thought I'd gotten fixed a couple of weeks ago. An hour away from the dealer, who kept it five days to fix a sticky brake caliper, on a Sunday, SOL, and my husband and I have been moaning about not being able to do a damned thing about it. Back in the day we had nothing but two old Volkswagons and a 1967 BMW bike, we did all our own work because we COULD. Now we don't have a vehicle we can work on. Not that we adore wrenching, but if we could fix the Disco, we'd be out there bitching and moaning but fixing it! ARRRRGGGGGG!!!!! David, I ran into your posts and pictures already, following various links. Good for you for doing what you are doing! I think that's terrific. I dunno, we are thinking of moving to a familiar but remote location, and trying to decide what is feasible and what is folly. It sure wouldn't be the easiest (or cheapest) thing to order up Series parts from down there, but..... The truck wouldn't DO much, and I don't know if that's a good thing either. It would be driven slowly over lousy roads but not very many miles per year. I worry about gas going bad from lack of use, but I know there are additives you can put in to prevent algea or whatever. It would be subject to a lot of salt spray and strong sun. I'd hate to ruin something that started off pretty. In looking at a lot of pics today I haven't seen any SWB with the spare on the rear door like on the ebay link I dropped above. Is this an after-market conversion? Maybe the ebay truck is too chi-chi, I don't know, but it had some features that caught my eye, and that was one. I need to get a good book and familiarize myself with these vehicles. By the time we relocate my Disco will be worth spit, and maybe we would just take that, but if you can't work on it that seems a serious down-side. Thoughts? Am I crazy? I appreciate your thoughts. Karen | ||
| KJ (Karen) Senior Member Username: Karen Post Number: 246 Registered: 02-2002 |
Well dag, apologies David, I didn't read carefully enough through your posts on Art's site. I'm buffle-headed from too much reading and not enough paying attention. I can't get the pics to download right now, but I'm going to read more carefully, especially as there's a conversation right there about the spare tire carrier! If there's another link to your pictures please let me know. I'll keep trying.....thanks again! Karen | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 1092 Registered: 09-2002 |
Karen, You wouldn't be interested in a D90 then? I think a Series III 109 would be cool. It still has some of the old school LR stuff but it was just getting into some of the newer stuff too. But a D90 wouldn't be too technologically advanced for you would it? Price aside I mean. | ||
| KJ (Karen) Senior Member Username: Karen Post Number: 247 Registered: 02-2002 |
Alan, you give me too much credit for knowing about these things I love the D90s, but the price point for what I have in mind is probably not practical. I really don't know enough about the differences in vehicles in terms of technology, but I'm trying to learn. I LOVE my Disco when it's working properly, but it seems so remote to us in terms of familiarity. We lift the hood and I feel out of touch, not that I was all that clued-in to engines in my prior life. BUT, I could keep my simple Volkswagon going pretty much on my own, or with a little help. A friend of mine and I rebuilt the engine in a day, and that was very satisfying. I was pretty much the fetch-it person, but I understood what was going on at least. I dunno, think I'm having a mid-life backlash reaction to too much technology? I just feel ham-strung lately when my vehicle needs help, and it's an hour away at the dealer.  That, and I can't really see that having the Disco in a remote location is that practical. Oh, and I agree, the 109s are awesome! Karen | ||
| David Woo (Davidwoo) Member Username: Davidwoo Post Number: 95 Registered: 01-2003 |
Jim Stewart's site, bayou rovers, is one of the best around: long ago it convinced me that a series truck was for me. I also used to fool with old vw's: redid a 1961 single cab transporter just before starting the series project. It's great having a simple vehicle that you can diagnose easily and get parts for: the vw parts were easy to come by: series parts are getting tougher to find, thanks to Ford. I chatted with Ray Wood a long time ago and he told me about all the different countries that he regularly sent parts to: seems that getting folks like TRD, RDS, WO and BP to send parts may be workable. KJ: if you want photos direct, I'd be happy to email some. pearlstreet@NOSPAMearthlink.net: remove the obvious. A simpler life, I like the idea.... DW | ||
| David Woo (Davidwoo) Member Username: Davidwoo Post Number: 96 Registered: 01-2003 |
KJ: I forgot to mention (getting old): a little while ago, ECR did a series truck for a client that lived on some remote island: it was interesting to see some of the things that they ended up doing, getting rid of tail lights, everything galvanized... You could probably find it in their series section, I think it was called the island rover. As if we didn't spend enough time on the net already... DW | ||
| Michael Noe (Noee) Senior Member Username: Noee Post Number: 878 Registered: 03-2002 |
KJ: I'll chime in here and echo David's remarks. I'd always had a love for the older series trucks, but from afar. After reading around, the IIa was for me (didn't want III with plastic inside). Then I came across Jim's site and realized how simple and pleasurable these trucks really are. Then, Enoch was nice enough to let me drive his RHD IIa around for a few miles. That was it. I say this because, you fall in love easily, but to make the relationship work, you have to work together. If the disco's brakes are too complicated for you, then working on a series truck might be a stretch, especially if you get one that needs constant attention. That said, it doesn't get much simpler. David and George and Ray and Bill are great and you should be able to get anything you need shipped just about anywhere you go, so I wouldn't worry about getting parts. If you're really serious, consider spending a little extra dough, not for a trailer queen, but for a truck that has a good frame and bulkhead and is in better-than-avg driving condition. FWIW, there's a nice 88" Series III sitting at a shop in Harrisonburg that is for sale....and the spare is mounted on the rear. My spare is on the rear too, on a swing away mount. Easy to fabricate, not as fancy as the D90 type that swings with the rear gate, but easy and strong and has room for a jerry can. Let me know if you want to see it. | ||
| KJ (Karen) Senior Member Username: Karen Post Number: 250 Registered: 02-2002 |
David, I dropped you an email. I'd really like to see as many pics as you care to send, thanks! I'll see if I can find the ECR island truck, thanks for the heads-up on that one. I really appreciate all these leads. Michael, you are saying things I've been thinking, too. I play devil's advocate with myself all the time. I think part of the hesitation for us is thinking about the Disco being under warranty and not wanting to do anything that might compromise that. We're both sort of shy about tinkering too much with the Disco because of this, and the other problem is my husband is so over-worked in general I hate to suggest we try to do too much. If and when we succeed in ditching the good life (G) and escape to the new good life, we'd have more time to keep things ticking. Not sure we'll go this way, but I'm looking into the possibilities. Thanks for your honest, and gentle, comments. Message received loud and clear Karen | ||
| KJ (Karen) Senior Member Username: Karen Post Number: 254 Registered: 02-2002 |
Michael, I should have said, "Yes, for sure I want to see it!" I just thought to look at your profile and there it is! Pardon my "Duh-ness", I'm always flying through at light speed and clearly not paying enough attention. Wow, you Series boys have some nice vehicles. Looks like you're having a lot of fun with it, too. Dag, Series envy....I've got it! Karen | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 1101 Registered: 09-2002 |
Karen, If you're interested in D90's or D110's, look in Canada for ex-MOD Defenders. They usually go for much lower than the civilian versions. I don't know how much the US MOD uses LR's but the Canadian MOD does/did so you see them come up for sale every now and then. 4 ex-MOD defenders came up for sale around here a while back for $7900 CDN. They all had rebuilt engines. Late last year, 10 ex-MOD Defenders came up in an auction that the MOD didn't want anymore. They're not as nice as the civilian versions but if you like Series trucks, I can't see you finding a problem with the condition of the ex-MOD Defenders. Of course, you'd have to find out about local laws and regulations regarding bringing in a truck from Canada but we have a 15 year rule here so you can get mid to late 80's LR's here and next year I believe the 1990 trucks will qualify. I'm kind of on again off again looking for a 109 or an ex-MOD 110 that I can use as a work truck for hauling stuff, not that I have a lot to haul all the time but I like having a vehicle around for that purpose. I guess I could always get an old Ford or Chevy pick-up or something like that but I'd rather get something with a bit of character too that I can have fun with on the trails as well. | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 1102 Registered: 09-2002 |
Karen, Check your email. A |
